Chinese AI
Companies, apps, open models, daily news and physical AI products from China — with official links.
Chinese AI models, apps and companies, from DeepSeek and Qwen to Kimi and GLM.
Companies & apps
- DeepSeek
Hangzhou
DeepSeek-V3, R1 (open weights)
- Alibaba Qwen
Hangzhou
Qwen3 family, Qwen-VL, Qwen-Image
- Moonshot AI (Kimi)
Beijing
Kimi K2 (open weights)
- Zhipu AI / Z.ai (GLM)
Beijing
GLM-4.5, GLM-4.6, CogVideoX
- Baidu (ERNIE)
Beijing
ERNIE 4.5 / X1, Apollo Go
- ByteDance (Doubao / Seed)
Beijing
Doubao, Seed-OSS, Seedream, Seedance
- Tencent (Hunyuan)
Shenzhen
Hunyuan-Large, HunyuanVideo, Hunyuan3D
- MiniMax
Shanghai
MiniMax-M1/M2, Hailuo video
- StepFun
Shanghai
Step-2, Step-Video
- 01.AI
Beijing
Yi series
- Kuaishou (Kling)
Beijing
Kling video generation
- Shanghai AI Lab (InternLM)
Shanghai
InternLM, InternVL
- iFlytek (Spark)
Hefei
Spark LLM, speech AI
- SenseTime (SenseNova)
Shanghai
SenseNova
- OpenBMB / ModelBest (MiniCPM)
Beijing
MiniCPM on-device models
Daily Chinese AI updates
- India flags Chinese-linked AI tools in hacking campaign against financial firmsEconomic Times Tech · 5 Nov 2026
- China blocks SoftBank's $5.4 billion takeover of ABB's robotics division: FTEconomic Times Tech · 5 Nov 2026
- President calls for making Bangladesh capable of AI adoption, innovationBangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) · 5 Nov 2026
- ERNIE-5.5-Flash vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash: basmodell vs färdig modellOrcaRouter · 5 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek V5 Release Date: What We Know So FarFello AI · 5 Nov 2026
- Moonshot AI releases Kimi K3.1 Pro model weightsTechNode · 5 Nov 2026
- Apple AI tools arrives in China after 2-year delayBangkok Post · 5 Nov 2026
- Moonshot AI Releases Full 1.56TB Weights of Kimi K3.1 Pro for Free, Permits Commercial Use With Conditionsfinance.biggo.com · 5 Nov 2026
- AI Rejected by Voters Faces Closer Scrutiny Ahead [U.S. Midterm Elections]파이낸셜뉴스 · 5 Nov 2026
- Wuzhen Summit Signals Shift: Downloads of Chinese Open-Source Large Models Top 4 Billion as AI Competition Moves to Ecosystemsfinance.biggo.com · 5 Nov 2026
- Mistral vs Kimi K3.1 vs GPT-6.1 Terra: 2.4x Gap [2026]tech-insider.org · 5 Nov 2026
- Tencent Hunyuan Hy4 Put to the Test: Beyond 770B Parameters, AI Can Now Operate WeChat and Computers on Its OwnBigGo Finance · 5 Nov 2026
- Tencent Launches Hy4, Its New Flagship AI Model to Compete with Advanced Open-Weight Modelselciudadano.com · 5 Nov 2026
- David Muir comes face-to-face with humanoid robots in ChinaABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 5 Nov 2026
- OpenAI Bit Its Tongue On China Chips To Keep Nvidia Happy, Report FindsThe Daily Caller · 5 Nov 2026
- [ROUNDTABLE] Korea needs AI-ready ontology, should not end with developing modelsThe Korea Times · 5 Nov 2026
- Nvidia’s limiting Chinese access to its chipsEnterpriseAM · 5 Nov 2026
- China’s prepping broad AI safety standardsEnterpriseAM · 5 Nov 2026
- Xiaomi Robot Clocks 8 Hours on EV Line: Results [2026]shattered.io · 5 Nov 2026
- How Chinese AI is censoring the controversy around Mbappé’s Chairman Mao commentsFrance 24 · 5 Nov 2026
- NVIDIA curbs China's backdoor access to AI chips with new cloud partner rulesFox Business · 5 Nov 2026
- [AINews] Behind Latent Space: Kill My SaaS, Jev & AI in 2026 | AIEi ShanghaiLatent Space · 5 Nov 2026
- Nvidia’s Chinese Clients Will Get Just 1% of $70 Billion in RTX Chip OrdersTIKR.com · 5 Nov 2026
- New York tightens regulations on chatbots to protect children from AI risks.Vietnam.vn · 4 Nov 2026
- DeepSeek Researcher Explains Why Open Source Matters at Wuzhen SummitGeopolitechs · 4 Nov 2026
- Nvidia stock faces China supply squeeze amid AI chip demandad-hoc-news.de · 4 Nov 2026
- Tencent Unleashes Hy4 Model to Battle for Supremacy in China’s Open-Source AI Marketoodaloop.com · 4 Nov 2026
- Nvidia Halts H200 Chip Output for China, Shifts Capacity to Vera RubinStartup Fortune · 4 Nov 2026
- Tencent releases Hy4, powerful frontier LLM introducing visual understanding and computer useSiliconANGLE AI · 4 Nov 2026
- Tencent Launches Upgraded Hy4 AI Model With Visual UnderstandingCaixin Global · 4 Nov 2026
Top Chinese open models
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B♥ 19173
- Qwen/Qwen3.8-Flash-Next♥ 6791
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-H3♥ 6594
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017♥ 5303
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR♥ 4888
- deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash♥ 4724
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1♥ 3304
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B♥ 1071
- Qwen/Qwen-Image-2.1-Turbo♥ 1034
- moonshotai/Kimi-K3.1-Pro♥ 654
- baidu/Unlimited-OCR-2♥ 614
- MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3.1-Flash♥ 537
- tencent/Hy-SimulMT-30B-A3B-FP8♥ 458
- openbmb/MiniCPM-OCR-1.0♥ 441
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-1B♥ 394
- tencent/Hy-Memory-30B-A3B♥ 313
- openbmb/MiniCPM-V-4.7-35B-A3B-gguf♥ 186
- tencent/Hy-Nomas♥ 123
- stepfun-ai/Step-5-Preview♥ 122
- Qwen3-0.6B30,452,693
- Qwen3-4B12,585,505
- Qwen3-8B9,739,109
- Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B8,598,074
- Qwen3.5-9B8,489,640
- Qwen3.5-4B7,946,136
- Qwen3-VL-8B-Instruct7,390,307
- Qwen2.5-7B-Instruct7,357,696
- Qwen3.8-27B7,221,327
- Qwen3-14B6,913,178
- GLM-5.3-Flash6,515,511
- Qwen2.5-0.5B-Instruct6,276,110
- Qwen2.5-1.5B-Instruct6,018,399
- Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct5,132,099
- DeepSeek-V3.24,844,451
- Qwen3.8-27B-FP84,470,739
- DeepSeek-V4-Flash-07314,438,887
- Qwen2.5-3B-Instruct4,299,162
- Qwen3-1.7B4,034,338
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-FP84,021,372
- MiniMax-H33,765,471
- Qwen3.6-35B-A3B3,667,555
- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-25073,293,032
- Qwen3.5-2B3,243,646
- Qwen3-32B3,235,453
- Qwen3-VL-4B-Instruct3,208,816
- Qwen3-TTS-12Hz-1.7B-Base3,162,646
- Qwen3-14B-AWQ2,894,022
- Qwen3.5-0.8B2,820,039
- Qwen3-VL-2B-Instruct2,385,218
Chinese physical AI
- Unitree G1
Unitree (China)
Humanoid, ~1.3 m, 23–43 DoF
Official ↗ - Unitree Go2
Unitree (China)
Quadruped robot dog, LiDAR, GPT-enabled voice
Official ↗ - UBTech Walker S
UBTech (China)
Industrial humanoid for factories
Official ↗ - DJI Mavic 4 Pro
DJI (China)
Hasselblad camera, omnidirectional obstacle sensing
Official ↗ - DJI Neo
DJI (China)
135 g palm-launch AI subject tracking
Official ↗ - Baidu Apollo Go
Baidu (China)
Driverless robotaxi, RT6 vehicle
Official ↗ - Pony.ai
Pony.ai (China)
Robotaxi & robotruck, Gen-7 system
Official ↗ - WeRide
WeRide (China)
Robotaxi, robobus, robosweeper
Official ↗ - Xiaomi 15 / HyperAI
Xiaomi (China)
HyperOS AI features
Official ↗
Frequently asked questions
Are Chinese AI models open source?
Several are released with open weights; each listing shows its license.